High School Sports

Tigers golf team continues hot start to season(03/31/15)The Nevada Tigers boys golf team is off to a blazing start this season. Nevada captured the Bird Dog Invitational Golf Tournament, held Monday at the Briarbrook Country Club in Carl Junction. Nevada golfers combined to shoot a team score of 331 in the 14-team tournament, with Carthage finishing in second place after scoring a 335...

Tigers rock St. Pius X for second conference win(03/28/15)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Tigers baseball is off to a flying start this spring. The Tigers have plated 27 runs in their first three games of the 2015 season, with more than half of those runs coming Friday afternoon at Lyons Stadium, as Nevada blasted the St. Pius X Warriors 15-0 in a five inning run-rule...

Tigers fall on road to Carthage, 9-6(03/28/15)Nevada baseball suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 9-6 road contest to Carthage, Thursday afternoon. Nevada head coach Danny Penn said his young Tigers squad needs to put in some additional time at the dish. "Offensively, I was very disappointed in the fact that we took six called third-strikes; some of them were in crucial situations where just putting the ball in play may have resulted in a run," he said. ...

NHS kicks off track season with annual Invite(03/27/15)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School is slated to host its 17th Annual Track and Field Invitational Saturday morning at the NHS track. Nevada track and field head coach Robert Watts said he was hopeful the community would come out to support the event, adding that admission is free...

Dandy debut: Nevada opens 2015 golf season with Neosho Invitational win(03/27/15)The Nevada Tigers boys golf team has opened its season on a high-note, capturing first place at Thursday's Neosho Invitational. Nevada's victory marks the second consecutive year the Tigers have won the event. Nevada golf coach Brian Leonard said that his team had to overcome rough conditions at Neosho's Municipal Golf Course...

Tigers dispatch Warrensburg in season-opener(03/24/15)Nevada Daily Mail After last year's crushing loss in the district semifinals, The Nevada Tigers were finally able to exact some revenge on the Warrensburg Tigers, dealing them a 6-1 defeat in Monday afternoon's season-opener at Lyons Stadium. Despite entering the season with numerous question marks after losing key upperclassmen from the 2014 team, the Tigers (1-0) looked sharp defensively as junior starting pitcher Derek O"Dell cruised to victory...

Panthers maul NEVC Knights to open season(03/24/15)The defending class 1 district 7 champion Sheldon Panthers opened their baseball season on a high-note, thumping the Northeast Vernon County Knights 10-2 in Walker, Monday. Sheldon senior Micah Swanson was the winning pitcher. Fellow Panthers seniors Jesse Spencer and Trenton Heckadon accounted for five RBIs, with Heckadon launching a 3-run homer run, while Spencer also went yard, belting a 2-run home run...

Bartlett wins WCC Coach of the Year(03/18/15)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Lady Tigers head basketball coach Brent Bartlett was named the 2015 West Central Conference Coach of the Year. Bartlett's Lady Tigers finished the season 21-5 while going 10-2 in conference-play. Nevada's season ended March 7 in the Class 4 District 13 championship game in Warrensburg, with a loss to Bolivar...

Allard guides JV team to 16 straight wins(03/17/15)Nevada Daily Mail Winning 16 consecutive games is a nice accomplishment at any level in organized basketball. The 2014-15 Nevada Lady Tigers junior varsity basketball team did just that, beginning the season by dropping their first four contests, before reeling off 16 straight victories over a nearly three-month period...

NHS participates in baseball jamboree(03/17/15)The Nevada Tigers baseball team played two four inning exhibition contests in Saturday's Neosho Jamboree, which was moved to Missouri Southern State University in Joplin due to weather. The Tigers dropped their first game, falling to Neosho 7-1, and later lost to Seneca 3-1...

Manes, Smith, tapped for All-Star game(03/11/15)Nevada High School seniors Taylor Manes and Caleb Smith have been chosen to play in the All-Star Smiles Sertoma HS All-Star football game, June 5, at Springfield's JFK Stadium. Manes and Smith will suit up for the West All-Star team. Manes was a starting linebacker and full back for Nevada, while Smith was a starting offensive lineman. Both Manes and Smith have signed national letter-of-intents with Truman State University...

Lady Tigers defeated in district championship game(03/10/15)Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Lady Tigers had their season derailed in the Missouri Class 4 District 13 championship game in Warrensburg Saturday, falling to the Bolivar Lady Liberators 61-37. Bolivar (24-4) entered the game ranked No. 7 in Class 4 basketball, and advances to play Grain Valley, Tuesday night in a sub-state matchup at Blue Springs South High School...

Lady Tigers golfer Householder achieves dream(03/10/15)Nevada Daily Mail Nevada High School senior Hannah Householder signed a national letter-of-intent Friday at the NHS Media Center, to play golf at Fontbonne University, located in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. "I just fell in love with the school when I went up there (last fall)," Householder said...